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Joy, as Shakahola child survivor is reunited with family

Shakahola

Locals from Shakahola Centre help dig up graves at Shakahola forest part of the 800 acres linked with cult leader Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church on June 6, 2023 during the 3rd phase of the exhumation.

Photo credit: File I Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Mr Francis Wanje expressed joy at getting back his grandson, who he rescued from the forest on March 17 before the government took him away.
  • The boy's two younger siblings died of starvation in the forest where they had moved with their parents, Emily Kahunda Wanje and Isaac Ngala.
  • Mr Wanje remains despondent as he continues to search for his daughter, Ms Kahunda, and son-in-law, Mr Ngala, who are believed to have perished in the forest.


A family in Mombasa has breathed a sigh of relief after the government returned an eight-year-old child, the first survivor rescued from the Shakahola forest.

 Mr Francis Wanje expressed joy at getting back his grandson, who he rescued from the forest on March 17 before the government took him away.